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mǐn

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mǐn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mǐn | min3
English translation
dish, vessel; shallow container

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About mǐn

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

129

Traditional form

mǐn

Contains the radical

mǐn

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Etymology of mǐn

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Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Pictograph of a container for holding food.

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Example sentences using mǐn

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玻璃 bōli 器皿 qì mǐn 损坏 sǔnhuài le 很多.

There was a great deal of breakage in that shipment of glassware.

gěi 这个 zhè ge jiù de yín 器皿 qì mǐn 重新 chóngxīn 镀银 dù yín .

He plated the old silver container again.

餐桌 cān zhuō shǎng yín 器皿 qì mǐn 水晶 shuǐ jīng 玻璃器皿闪光 shǎn guāng 铮亮

The dining table shone with silver and crystal.

gěi 这个 zhè ge jiù de 银器 yín qì mǐn 重新 chóngxīn 镀银 dù yín .

He plated the old silver again.

用铜不锈钢 bù xiù gāng yín 制造 zhìzào 装饰性器皿 qì mǐn

He makes decorative vessels in copper, stainless steel and silver.

Words with mǐn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
器皿 qì mǐn household utensils器皿 qì mǐn
mǐn dish mǐn
培养皿 péi yǎng mǐn Petri dish培養皿

mǐn Decomposition & Compounds

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